CVE-2017-4940 (GCVE-0-2017-4940)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-12-20 15:00
Modified
2024-09-17 03:02
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Summary
The ESXi Host Client in VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG, 5.5 before ESXi600-201711103-SG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting Javascript, which might get executed when other users access the Host Client.
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Impacted products
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